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Look: JWST captures a galaxy cluster that could solve a dark matter mystery

by Jennifer Walter
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Blurred blue and yellow galaxy cluster

The early universe is full of secrets.

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are able to peer further into the cosmic past than ever before.

Sometimes scientists find objects they weren’t expecting, as was the case with a newly discovered cluster of galaxies.

European Space Agency via Giphy
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